Fictive kin definition

Fictive kin means persons who are not related to a child by blood or adoption but have an
Fictive kin means any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who:
Fictive kin means persons who are not related to a child by blood or adoption but have an established relationship with the child or his family.

Examples of Fictive kin in a sentence

  • Fictive kin were contacted most often of those resources identified.

  • Definition of "Fictive kin" is added and definition of "godparent" is amended for clarification.

  • Fictive kin of the child determined to be eligible for the Foster Care Prevention program would receive payments funded by 100 percent state general fund dollars.

  • Fictive kin, who are “like family,” should be included, as should children 12 years old or older.

  • Fictive kin, such as godparents or family friends were considered as relative placements when relatives were not available or appropriate.


More Definitions of Fictive kin

Fictive kin means an individual who is unrelated by either birth or marriage but who has an emotionally significant relationship with another individual who would take on the characteristics of a family relationship.
Fictive kin means an individual who is not related by birth, adoption, or marriage
Fictive kin means an individual who is not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to a child, but who has an emotionally significant relationship with the child;
Fictive kin means an adult person who is not a relative of a child but who has an emotionally positive significant relationship with the child or the child’s family.
Fictive kin means an adult of at least 21 years of age, who is not a relative of the child, as defined herein, but who has an established, substantial relationship with the child, including but not limited to, teachers, coaches, ministers, and parents, or family members of the child’s friends.
Fictive kin means a person not related by birth, adoption or marriage with whom the child has an emotionally significant relationship.
Fictive kin means an individual who is not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to a child, but who has an emotionally significant relationship with the child, or an emotionally significant relationship with a biological parent, siblings, or half-siblings of the child in the case of a child from birth to twelve (12) months of age, prior to placement;